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Iran reserves right to respond to EU, UK sanctions: Spox.

TEHRAN, Mar. 22 (MNA) – Condemning the recent anti-Iran sanctions announced by the European Union and the UK, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kan'ani said that Iran reserves its right to respond to such hostile moves.

EU disburses another 1.5 bn euros in assistance to Ukraine

TEHRAN, Mar. 21 (MNA) – The European Union has disbursed another 1.5 bln euros in macro-financial assistance to Ukraine, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen wrote on Twitter on Tuesday.

Iran vows to deliver proportional response to EU, UK bans

TEHRAN, Mar. 21 (MNA) – "The confrontational and sanction policy will be met with Iran's proportional response," Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told his Belgian counterpart Hadja Lahbib during a telephone conversation on Monday.

Kan'ani:

Western officials not entitled to talk about women's rights

TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kan'ani said that the Western countries and the United States are in no position to talk about the rights of women in other countries with their own negative record.

US sees EU's von der Leyen as main candidate for NATO head

TEHRAN, Mar. 07 (MNA) – Washington considers European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen its candidate of choice for the post of NATO Secretary General, western media reported.

EU official warns of sanctions if China arms Russia

TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – It would be an absolute red line if China provided weapons to Russia, a senior European Union official said on Friday, adding that the EU would respond with sanctions.

Raeisi warns Europe against harboring anti-Iran terrorists

TEHRAN, Mar. 02 (MNA) – "European territories should not be used as launch pad for anti-Iran plots," President Ebrahim Raeisi insisted.

IRGC warns Europeans Iran's patience running thin

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – IRGC Commander Major General Hossein Salami warned the European states that the Iranian nation's patience is running thin, urging them to give up their hostile policies towards Tehran.

Protestors in Europe demand end to sending weapons to Kyiv

TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – A group of people in London on Saturday held a demonstration, calling for peace in Ukraine and an end to sending more weapons.

EU says temporarily lifting sanctions on Syria

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Two weeks after the devastating earthquake in Syria that had already been contending with harsh US and European sanctions, the EU has decided to temporarily ease the sanctions in order to supposedly speed up aid delivery.

Envoy:

So-called EU sanctions list has no basis in intl. law

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – European Union's fresh sanctions against a number of Iranian entities and individuals were illegal and "another failed miscalculation" by the bloc, an Iranian ambassador says.

German FM:

No legal grounds to designate IRGC as ‘terrorist’ entity

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – Germany says there is no legal basis for blacklisting Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, echoing earlier remarks made last month by the European Union's foreign policy chief.

Iran to announce reciprocal sanctions in response to EU bans

TEHRAN, Feb. 21 (MNA) – Tehran has reacted to the European Union’s latest sanctions that target a number of Iranian officials and entities, promising countermeasures in response to the EU’s move.

Iran FM, Borrell over phone:

EU’s moves on Iran reminder of Trump’s ineffective policy

TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) – The Iranian Foreign Minister said that the EU’s moves on Iran are a reminder of Trump’s ineffective policy.

EU presses for joint arms purchases to help Ukraine

TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – The European Union is urgently exploring ways for its member countries to team up to buy munitions to help Ukraine, following warnings from Kyiv that its forces need more supplies quickly, diplomats and officials said.

Five million may be homeless in Syria after quake: UN

TEHRAN, Feb. 11 (MNA) – More than five million Syrians may be homeless after Monday’s devastating earthquakes that struck the country and its neighbour Turkey, according to a United Nations official.

UN peacekeeper killed in attack on helicopter in DR Congo

TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) – A United Nations peacekeeper from South Africa was killed and another wounded in an attack on their helicopter in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, the organisation said.

EU doesn't know who was involved in the attack on Isfahan

TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – The European Union does not know who is behind the recent attack in Iran's Isfahan but calls for all parties to refrain from the further escalation in the region, EU spokesperson for foreign affairs and security policy said.

Leader calls for unity against attacks on Islam in Europe

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has reacted to the recent insulting the Holy Quran in certain European countries, saying that the move shows that they target Islam and Quran in essence.

Iran to soon announce sanctions on EU, UK

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – Iran will soon announce fresh sanctions against human rights violators and promoters of terrorism in the European Union and the UK, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kan'ani said on Tuesday.

Iran FM:

Borrell's remarks show EU not ready to take costly step

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – The Iranian foreign minister said on Monday that the remarks made by EU foreign policy chief earlier today could mean that the bloc is not ready to take a costly move against IRGC and put on the terrorist list.

EU adopts new package of sanctions on Iran: presidency

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – The EU ministers on Monday agreed on a new package of sanctions against Iran, the Swedish EU presidency said, according to media reports.

Blacklisting IRGC needs an EU state's court decision: Borrell

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – The EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Monday that a court decision would be required before the IRGC could be put on the bloc's terror list.

MP:

Closing of Strait of Hormuz on Iran Parliament agenda

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – A member of the Iranian Parliament says that the restriction of the traffic of European commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz is on agenda as countermeasures against the European Parliament's anti-Iran measure.

Official:

Unwise act of European Parliament violates intl. rights

TEHRAN, Jan. 23 (MNA) – The unwise measure taken by the European Parliament violates international rights, the Iranian Vice President for Legal Affairs said.

Europeans unable to face IRGC on battlefield: Gen. Salami

TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – The IRGC Commander-in-Chief stated that the Europeans cannot face IRGC on the battlefield, adding that Islamic Iran has the experience of defeating big powers and that Iran has overcome Europe's will to impose sanctions.

FM:

Iran to possibly quit NPT if Europe not stop hostile stances

TEHRAN, Jan. 22 (MNA) – If the Europeans do not change their anti-Iran positions, Iran will possibly withdraw from the NPT as a countermeasure, the Iranian Foreign Minister said on Sunday.